FNUS71 KAKQ 131326 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT - 3B 3C...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 826 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TONIGHT. THE HIGH MOVES OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST MONDAY AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR MODERATING TEMPERATURES. WEAK LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE CAROLINAS TUESDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. ADI.................10...INCREASING TO 27 IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 34 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 45 LATE...DECREASING TO 35. LVORI...............2. CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 15 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (15200-35100 FT-MPH). HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL. TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............2 4 5 6 7 9 12 14 16 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................30 33 36 38 41 41 41 41 40 RH..................46 41 38 35 31 33 36 37 41 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.2 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.4 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....15 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 13 VRATE KT-FT/1000....15 19 23 27 32 34 35 34 26 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................10 22 24 29 31 34 45 45 35 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. ADI.................8...DECREASING TO 2 LATE. LVORI...............3. CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1100-8600 FT-MPH). HAINES INDEX........4 TO 5 OR LOW TO MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............19 21 31 40 50 59 69 78 80 82 84 85 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................38 37 36 36 35 34 33 33 32 33 34 34 RH..................48 52 56 56 61 66 72 72 75 72 69 69 CHC OF PCPN (%).....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......1.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 20 FT WIND DIR......W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 TRANSP WIND DIR.....SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 VRATE KT-FT/1000....9 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 LVORI...............2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 ADI.................12 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 HAINES INDEX........5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (500-37300 FT-MPH)...INCREASING TO VERY POOR TO FAIR (31600-56800 FT-MPH) IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM CHC OF PCPN (%).....10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.8 2.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 2.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.....W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S TRANSP WIND SPD.....3 2 3 7 10 14 16 18 20 20 18 16 VRATE KT-FT/1000....1 1 2 4 9 21 37 55 57 55 52 32 HAINES INDEX........4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 FORECASTER...SAMMLER REQUESTED BY...STEVE STACK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120213.UNIT3.01/AKQ